I have lived at ashton lake for the past three years. I loved it there. The office staff was always polite and helpful. The apartments are quite big (i was in a one bedroom). The grounds are always well maintained, and the maitenance is quick and gets the job done the first time you call. The only negative is the parking, but if you buy a carport, you should have no problems whatsoever. The only thing i would change about my stay there is that i would have gotten a top floor instead of being in the first floor, but that is only because i wish i had the washer dryer that comes with the upper floors. Overall, i loved my stay there and would recomend it to everybody who wants to live there. And, unlike the person who told all grad students to stay away, i disagree, as i just finished law school and found very few problems with noise, beyond the normal apartment noises.